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An often overlooked chapter of Halifax's history will be published next fall.<br>
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Journalist Rebecca Rose is documenting the “narrative history of the foundations of Halifax’s queer community” in <i>Before the Parade: Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Halifax </i>from Nimbus Publishing.<br>
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The book will focus on the city’s first generation of out lesbian, gay and bisexual elders, examining the activism between 1972 (when the <a href="https://memoryns.ca/gay-and-lesbian-association-of-nova-scotia" target="_blank">Gay Alliance for Equality</a> was formed) to the mid-1980s AIDS crisis.…
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Fri, 14 Dec 2018 14:48:00 -0400The Coast HalifaxHalifax’s bike network dream in jeopardyhttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/12/12/halifaxs-bike-network-dream-in-jeopardy
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Despite the best-laid plans of <g class="gr_ gr_641 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="641" data-gr-id="641">council</g>, Halifax's <a href="https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/regional-council/181204rci06.pdf" target="_blank">ambitious hope for a bike network</a> throughout the urban core won't be possible by 2020.…
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Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:49:00 -0400The Coast HalifaxArts hub gets $10 million in public fundinghttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/12/10/arts-hub-gets-10-million-in-public-funding
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Looks like downtown will finally get some <a href="https://www.theculturelink.org/" target="_blank">Culture</a>. <br>
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The Link Performing Arts Centre will receive $4.5 million in funding from the federal government.…
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:03:00 -0400The Coast HalifaxSlower response-time targets proposed for HRM firefightershttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/12/08/slower-response-times-proposed-for-hrm-firefighters
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A staff report headed to Regional Council recommends lowering the targets for the city’s emergency response times, because the current time targets are rarely met.<br>
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Halifax firefighters in urban areas are expected to respond to structural fires within seven minutes, 90 percent of the time. For rural firefighters, that target is 12 minutes.…
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Sat, 08 Dec 2018 21:04:00 -0400The Coast HalifaxWant to reduce clearcutting? Clear out Natural Resourceshttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/12/07/want-to-reduce-clearcutting-clear-out-natural-resources
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If the province wants to reduce clearcutting on Crown lands, first it needs to clean house over at the Department of Natural Resources.<br>
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So says Raymond Plourde, wilderness coordinator for the Ecology Action Centre, who believes the current departmental leadership has lost the public's trust.<br>
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“It’s largely because of their single-minded focus on giving the big mills what they want and keeping the public’s expectations at bay,” says Plourde.<br>
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Earlier this week, the provincial government <a href="https://novascotia.ca/natr/forestry/Forest_Review/Government-Response-to-Independent-Forestry-Report.pdf" target="_blank">released its response</a> to professor William Lahey’s <a href="https://novascotia.ca/natr/forestry/Forest_Review/Lahey_FP_Review_Report_ExecSummary.pdf" target="_blank">independent review of forestry practices</a>. Minister Iain Rankin accepted the report's recommendations for a drastic reduction of clearcutting on Crown lands and a new “ecological forestry” system.…
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Fri, 07 Dec 2018 14:53:00 -0400The Coast HalifaxZero tickets so far for smoking violationshttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/12/06/zero-tickets-so-far-for-smoking-violations
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Concerns about Halifax's draconian smoking ban may have been premature.…
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Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:54:00 -0400The Coast HalifaxPolice continue arresting labour activistshttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/12/05/police-continue-arresting-labour-activists
https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/12/05/police-continue-arresting-labour-activistsJacob Boon
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Labour activists protesting the back-to-work legislation forced onto unionized Canada Post employees keep running afoul of police. <br>
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A news release from the group Organizing 4 Justice says cops in Ottawa arrested four protesters early Wednesday morning as they were picketing outside a mail processing plant.…
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Wed, 05 Dec 2018 15:37:00 -0400The Coast HalifaxReview committee finds flaws with Nova Scotia's minimum wage formulahttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/12/04/review-committee-finds-flaws-with-nova-scotias-minimum-wage-formula
https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/12/04/review-committee-finds-flaws-with-nova-scotias-minimum-wage-formulaJacob Boon
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Minimum wage workers in Nova Scotia could see a big bump in pay next <g class="gr_ gr_43 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="43" data-gr-id="43">year,</g> if the province follows through with <a href="https://novascotia.ca/lae/pubs/documents/Minimum-Wage-Review-Committee-Report-Dec-2018.pdf" target="_blank">new recommendations</a> from its minimum wage review committee. <br>
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The panel is proposing Nova Scotia increase its minimum wage annually by 55 cents over the next three years, raising it to $12.65 an hour by 2021.<br>
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The recommended multi-year adjustment is meant to rectify an error in how wage increases are currently calculated.…
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Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:54:00 -0400The Coast Halifax25 for 25: episode 2017https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/12/03/25-for-25-episode-2017
https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/12/03/25-for-25-episode-2017Jacob Boon
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The end is here! The 25th episode for 25 years of our little podcast experiment.…
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Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:59:00 -0400The Coast Halifax25 for 25: episode 2016https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/28/25-for-25-episode-2016
https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/28/25-for-25-episode-2016Jacob Boon
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This week on the podcast we're joined by Tom Michael, owner of the dearly departed Video Difference, who shares his memories of running Halifax's beloved cinematic landmark.…
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Wed, 28 Nov 2018 13:04:00 -0400The Coast HalifaxCity hall to pay for side guards on garbage truckshttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/27/city-hall-to-pay-for-side-guards-on-garbage-trucks
https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/27/city-hall-to-pay-for-side-guards-on-garbage-trucksJacob Boon
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Halifax will spend nearly a quarter of a million dollars installing side guards on trucks owned and operated by private businesses. <br>
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Regional council voted on Tuesday to cover the costs for the life-saving devices on the 83 solid-waste collection trucks belonging to GFL Environmental and REgroup, respectively.<br>
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The total cost to HRM <a href="https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/regional-council/181127rc1412.pdf" target="_blank">works out to just over $238,000</a>.<br>
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Last year, the city started requiring side guards on all contracted service providers' vehicles over 4,500 kilograms.…
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Tue, 27 Nov 2018 18:31:00 -0400The Coast HalifaxRaymond Taavel to be memorialized with city parkhttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/23/raymond-taavel-to-be-memorialized-with-city-park
https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/23/raymond-taavel-to-be-memorialized-with-city-parkJacob Boon
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A small park at the corner of Barrington and Inglis Streets is set to be renamed after Raymond Taavel, six years after the celebrated LGBTQ+ activist’s tragic death. <br>
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Taavel was one of the city’s most prominent voices for gay rights—instrumental in bringing about HRM’s first public proclamation of Pride Week, raising the rainbow flag at City Hall as well as efforts to have equal marriage and transgender rights enshrined in Nova Scotia’s Human Rights Act.<br>
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“In the early 2000s—a time when the LGBT community across Canada was raising its profile with city halls in a very significant way—Taavel began a decade of work as one of the foremost leaders of Halifax Pride,” reads <a href="https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/regional-council/181127rc1414.pdf" target="_blank">a staff report recommending the change</a>, which comes to city council next week.<br>
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The 49-year-old was killed outside of Menz Bar in April of 2012 while trying to stop a fight. The next evening over 1,000 people filled Gottingen Street in an outpouring of appreciation.…
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Fri, 23 Nov 2018 14:32:00 -0400The Coast HalifaxHalifax's north end to Celebrate Violahttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/21/halifaxs-north-end-to-celebrate-viola
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Canada’s brand new $10 bill isn’t the only celebration of Viola Desmond happening this week.<br>
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Businesses and organizations in Halifax’s north end are hosting <a href="https://www.celebrateviola.ca/" target="_blank">Celebrate Viola</a>—a multi-day festival honouring the new banknote’s release and Desmond’s legacy as a business leader and Civil Rights activist.…
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Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:18:00 -0400The Coast Halifax25 for 25: episode 2015https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/19/25-for-25-episode-2015
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Filmmaker, artist and all-around multihyphenate Cory Bowles is with us reflecting back on when the province killed Nova Scotia's film tax credit. <br>
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Then we phone up Megan Leslie to find out why Halifax's former Member of Parliament left behind politics and the city after 2015's federal election.…
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Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:38:00 -0400The Coast Halifax25 for 25: episode 2014https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/13/25-for-25-episode-2014
https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/13/25-for-25-episode-2014Jacob Boon
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Emily Davidson, noted <g class="gr_ gr_26 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="26" data-gr-id="26">friend</g> of the Khyber, joins us to talk about her group's efforts to save 1588 Barrington Street from indifferent city staff who wanted the historic arts incubator sold off as surplus back in 2014.<br>
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Then, writer and artist Kate Leth calls in from Califonia to reminisce on her strange adventure from local illustrator to comic book superhero. <br>
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Plus, HALIFAX buys itself a bold brand, the new library finally opens, NSCAD gets a fountain of money (but loses a micro-gallery) and something called the Ivany report is released.…
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Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:45:55 -0400The Coast HalifaxSeason ticket drive begins for Halifax's non-existent CFL teamhttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/07/season-ticket-drive-begins-for-halifaxs-non-existent-cfl-team
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Atlantic Canadians who want to vote for the name of Halifax's new CFL team will first need to fork over a $50 deposit on season tickets for a team that may never exist.<br>
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Maritime Football Limited Partnership and CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie held a news conference Wednesday at Saint Mary’s University announcing the ticket drive and naming contest as they once again look to build public interest in a franchise calling Atlantic Canada home.<br>
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The potential 10th CFL team would expand the league from coast to coast, fulfilling what commissioner <g class="gr_ gr_500 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="500" data-gr-id="500">Ambrosie</g> called “unfinished business” for football fans.<br>
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“I think it is the unfinished piece of business that has been on the hearts and minds of football fans for decades,” he said. <br>
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Anyone putting down a deposit with TicketMaster will be placed on a priority list to purchase discounted season tickets at a future time, should Halifax ever officially be awarded a team.…
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Wed, 07 Nov 2018 21:12:00 -0400The Coast Halifax25 for 25: episode 2013https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/05/25-for-25-episode-2013
https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/05/25-for-25-episode-2013Jacob Boon
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Former finance minister Graham Steele is with us as we dissect the NDP government's collapse back in the 2013 provincial election. Then, award-winning journalist Selena Ross chronicles the story of Rehtaeh Parsons and her time working with a dream team of reporters and editors at the <i>Herald</i>.…
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Mon, 05 Nov 2018 13:59:00 -0400The Coast HalifaxWE Day Atlantic not happeninghttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/02/we-day-atlantic-not-happening
https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/02/we-day-atlantic-not-happeningJacob Boon
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For the first time since 2013, there will be no WE Day in Halifax.<br>
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The Canadian non-profit confirms it has no plans to host a WE Day Atlantic this year, even with $65,000 in public funding available from the city. <br>
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“Thank you for reaching out,” said WE Day’s press team via email.…
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Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:10:00 -0300The Coast HalifaxPolice launch investigation into mishandling of evidencehttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/11/02/police-launch-investigation-into-mishandling-of-evidence
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Halifax Regional Police have launched an internal investigation into four of their own employees over the mishandling of evidence. <br>
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A release from HRP says the investigation comes in response to information that materials in HRP's Exhibit and Property department were improperly handled.…
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Fri, 02 Nov 2018 18:35:00 -0300The Coast HalifaxNo clear answers on stadium financeshttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/10/31/no-clear-answers-on-stadium-finances
https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/10/31/no-clear-answers-on-stadium-financesJacob Boon
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The city’s CAO says Halifax won’t be taking on any financial risk to help pay for a proposed $190-million CFL stadium.…
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Wed, 31 Oct 2018 01:05:00 -0300The Coast Halifax25 for 25: episode 2012https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/10/29/25-for-25-episode-2012
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This week on the podcast we look back at the life and death of Raymond Taavel with his longtime friend and coworker Barry Boyce. Then, Sean MacGillivray stops by to talk about the contentious online community of Halifax Locals, which shut down in 2012.…
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Mon, 29 Oct 2018 12:37:00 -0300The Coast HalifaxHalifax tackles funding options for $200-million CFL stadiumhttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/10/26/halifax-tackles-funding-options-for-200-million-cfl-stadium
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Maritime Football Limited wants to buy 20 acres of land at Shannon Park for a $200-million football stadium—but <g class="gr_ gr_81 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="81" data-gr-id="81">first</g> the province and the municipality have to agree to help pay for it.<br>
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A staff report on the <a href="https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/regional-council/181030rc1415.pdf" target="_blank">much-anticipated stadium proposal </a>coming to city council on Tuesday recommends that HRM completes a “thorough business case analysis” for a stadium district on the Shannon <g class="gr_ gr_89 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="89" data-gr-id="89">Park land</g> before agreeing to shift hundreds of millions of dollars in public tax revenue to the private business venture.<br>
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Council asked for the report back in July, after multiple closed-door meetings with <g class="gr_ gr_87 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="87" data-gr-id="87">MFL’s</g> representatives and—until now—no publicly disclosed financial details. The ownership consortium has been jointly negotiating with the city and the CFL on plans for a new expansion football franchise and a place where the team could play.…
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Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:59:00 -0300The Coast Halifax25 for 25: episode 2011https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/10/22/25-for-25-episode-2011
https://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/10/22/25-for-25-episode-2011Jacob Boon
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This week on the podcast, all-around awesome person Rich Aucoin (one of the tallest people Tara knows) is with us talking about his triumphant year in 2011; headlining the Pop Explosion and releasing his long-awaited album, <i>We're All Dying To Live</i>.<br>
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Then, arts editor Stephanie Johns is back with stories of outrage from the one time The Coast printed a swear word on its cover. It's pretty fucked up.…
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Mon, 22 Oct 2018 11:08:00 -0300The Coast HalifaxQuebec shipyard not happy with “Ships Stay Here” campaignhttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/10/17/quebec-shipyard-not-happy-with-ships-stay-here-campaign
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A spokesperson for Davie Shipbuilding strongly takes issue with comments that the Quebec company is stealing work from Halifax.<br>
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“It’s being portrayed as if Quebec will steal jobs, contracts from Irving,” says Fred Boisvert, vice-president of public affairs for Davie. “Where if you look properly, closely, there’s nothing like it happening at all.”<br>
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Federal procurement officials are currently discussing options on whether to split contracts for planned maintenance work on seven Halifax-class frigates between the Irving Shipyard in Halifax and Davie, near Quebec City.…
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Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:02:00 -0300The Coast HalifaxCity council refuses to voice offshore drilling oppositionhttps://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2018/10/17/city-council-refuses-to-voice-offshore-drilling-opposition
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It was a largely symbolic gesture about the future of the planet.…
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Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:23:00 -0300The Coast Halifax